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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



June 19, 1829. 



MISCE LLAJflES. 



JUNE. 



BT T. G. FESSENDEN. 



Though rhymesters pourlray 



The pleasures ol May 

 In verse, which is nothing but gingling, 



June only can bring 



Us the beauties of Spring 

 Without its deformities mingling. 



Madam ]»lay has her blights, 



And her vile frosty nights. 

 The hopes of the husbandman blasting; 



And her north-eastern blows, 



Which one would suppose 

 Were cut cut to be everlasting. 



But, June for my Muse, 



With her sweets and her hues. 

 Fit topics for lovers to talk on ; 



While Flora around 



Spreads over the ground 

 Fine carpels for farmers to walk on. 



If June could hold out 



The whole year about, 

 Such pleasure sans measure be giving, 



This lower world would 



Be a mansion too good 

 For poor wicked mortals to live in. 



In looking over some old manuscripts which formerly be- 

 longed to our grandfather, we stumbled on the following piece 

 of continental poetry. —BaUimore Emerald. 



Come out, ye Continenlalers! 



We 're going for to go 

 To fight the red coat enemy, 



Who 're plaguy " cute," you know. 



Now, shoulder whoop !— eyes right and dress- 

 Front ! Davis, wipe your nose ; 



Port whoop; that 's sleek — ]iow, carry whoop ! 

 Mike Jones, turn out your toes. 



Charge bag'net !— that 's your sort, my boys. 

 Now, quick time— march ! that 's right ; 



Just so we 'd poke the enemy, 

 if they were but in sight. 



Halt ! — shoulder whoop ! — slop laughing, Nick, 



By platoons — wheel — halt — dress I 

 Hold up your muzzles on the left. 



No talking more nor less. 



Bill Sneezer, keep your canteen down, 



We 're going for to travel ; 

 '* Captaiu — I wants to hall a hit. 



My shoe is full of gravel.'' 



Ho---strike up, music— for'ard march ! 



Now point your Iocs, Bob Rogc s ; 

 See— yonder are the red coal men--- 



Lei fly upon 'em sogers ! 



Uncultivated Miytds. — Sir VVilliain Hamilton, in 

 his account of an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 

 gives a curious picture of the excessive ignorance 

 and stupidity of some nuns in a convent at Terre 

 del Greco : — one of tliese nuns was found wann- 

 ing herself at the red hot lava, which had rolled up 

 to the window of her cell. It was with the great- 

 est difficulty that those scarce rational beings 

 could be made to comprehend the nature of their 

 danger ; and when at last they were prevailed 

 upon to quit the convent, and were advised to car- 

 ry with them whatever they thought most valua- 

 ble, they loaded themselves with sweetmeats. 



Managevient of Infants The habits of a nurse 



maid have an undisputed eftect on the health of 

 an infant, and in various ways, may be detriment- 

 al to future happiness. Indeed both physical and 

 moral education may be said to commence with 

 the first breath of life. 



The habits that an infant's life calls immediately 

 into action from its nurse, are thoughtfuhiess, 

 and cleanliness. A nurse maid without the form- 

 er, will not think sufficiently of the comfort of her 

 charge : she will hear it cry, without endeavoring 

 to know the cause, in order to administer relief 

 It may be suffering pain from bandages and 

 strings too tightly drawn, while its apparent un- 

 easiness, if not unheeded, is attempted to be lulled 

 away, rather than the cause removed. It may be 

 subject by a careless exposure to a draught of air, 

 or from the effiicts of too glaring a light, to in- 

 flammation of the eyes, the foundation of future 

 diseases, which may hereafter impair the vision, if 

 not destroy it altogether. Sight, being the most 

 delicate of our senses, and, I think, the most valu- 

 able also, cannot be too carefully guarded. The 



hearing also may be sacrificed to carelessness 



Leaving the head damp after washing, and expos- 

 ure to cold winds, with the ears not well covered, 

 frequently causes the ear ache, and temporary 

 deafness, which may be the origin of that disposi- 

 tion to permanent deafness, which frequently 

 shows itself, and saddens the latter period of life. 

 What may be the eflfects of such misfortunes on 

 the character and disposition of individuals 

 thus afflicted, it is not pos>ible for me to say ; but 

 generally they are such as affectionate parents would 

 earnestly wish to avert from their offspring. From 

 the want of cleanliness of a nurse, the health of a 

 child may be greatly affected. If the skin be not 

 well washed the pores will become clogged, and 

 the insensible perspiration impeded, by which the 

 whole system will become deranged ; and this is 

 one cause of the squalid appearance which some 

 children present. Besides this inconveiiience, 

 that want of cleanliness and order, which is often 

 betrayed at otherseasons of life, may be attributable 

 to such defects having prevailed in the nursery, in 

 which, I believe, that not only our bodies are 

 cradled and nursed, but also the virtue^nd vices 

 of our minds. •• 



As the life of the infant proceeds, the activity 

 of the nurse is another habit of importance to it. 

 As soon as its strength will permit, it should he 

 in gentle motion almost the whole of the day, e.x;- 

 cept the intervals necessary for its sleep and nour- 

 ishment. A child of four months old shoidd be- 

 gin to spring in its nurse's arms ; to exult at ob- 

 jects which attract its attention, and to grasp, 

 though with imperfect vision, at the things beyond 

 its reacli. But how often have I seen the reverse ! 

 and have wished to have taken from the dull and 

 indifferent luirse, the little being that has hnng 

 heavily upon her arms, while it looked around it 

 with vacant stupidity, and whined half the day 

 away, merely because its attention was not 

 roused, nor that natural gratification afforded to it, 

 which children derive from the unfolding and ex- 

 orcise of the perceptive faculties. A very sensible 

 nurse maid, whom I once met with, accustomed 

 herself, whenever she saw the little boy, of whom 

 she had the care, looking steadfastly at any ob- 

 ject, to suffer him to examine it well in every di- 

 rection, and to permit him, when possible, to han- 

 dle it. She would also call his attention to al- 

 most every object which presented itself in their 



walks, even from the stately ox to the spider hid- 

 den from its unwary prey. This child was after- 

 wards remarkable for his accurate observation, 

 and for the power of fixing his attention when re- 

 quired, upon his various studies. I have no doubt 

 he was indebted to his nurse for the early devel- 

 opement of these powers, which jjroved most ad- 

 vantageous to him in acquiring knowledge, and in 

 making just observations in his progress through 

 life. 



Stone and Aqueduct Pipe. 

 A further supply of this very useful and necessary article for 

 drain and water courses, which is superior and cheaper than 

 anything used for the purpose, is for sale at the Agricultural 

 Warehouse, No. 52 North Market street, where orders are re- 

 ceived for a supply of any quantity or size warned, with turns 

 and circular pieces to match. J. R. NEWELL, Agent tor 

 Stone Pipe Corporation Company. 3w 



Buckwheat, ^c. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected wiih the New Eng- 

 land Farmer, No. 52 North Rlarkel Street, 



A few bushels of Buckwheat, growth of 1828. Also, a fur- 

 ther supply of Fowl Meadow Grass Seed, of superior qnalit}'. 



J^ew China Tea Set.?, and light blue Dinner Ware. 

 Received, a great variety of the above ; which, wiili a com- 

 plete assortment of Crockery, China, and Glass Ware, are ol- 

 fered for sale, low, al No. 4 Dock Square. 



Mangel Wurtzel, Sugar Beet, S,-c. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 52 North Market street, 



200 lbs. Mangel Wurtzel. 



200 lbs. French Sugar Beet, raised expressly for this 

 eslablishmsnt, by Juhiv Prince, Esq. Roxbuiy. — The 

 superiority of this seed and the excellence of the roots 

 for cattle are too well known to need comment. 



Also Double Tuberoses, Tiger Flowers, Amaryllises, 

 Formossissima, &.C., beautiful bulbs now in season to 

 plant. 



Also, White Mulberry Seed, 50 els per ounce. Lucerne, 

 or French Clover, White and Red Clover, Sanfoin, Tim- 

 othy, Orchard Grass, Oat Grass, Herds Grass, &c. 

 Jlgricultural Books. 



The third edition of Fessenden's jYeiP American Gar- 

 dener ; this work has been pronounced by the most ju- 

 dicious horticulturists in New England and the middle 

 states, to be the best treatise on Fruit Trees, Vegetables, 

 Grape Vines, &c., to be found in this country — price 

 $1,25. 



The Vine Dresser's Theoretical and Practical Manual, 

 on the Culture of the Vine ; ami Making Wine, Brandy, 

 and Vinegar. By Thiebaut de Berneaud. 



The Young Gardener's Assistant, containing Directions 

 for the cultivation of Culinary Vegetables, and Ornament- 

 al Flowers. By T. Bridgeman, gardener. New York — 

 price 37 1-2 cts. 



A practical Treatise on the Management of Bees ; and 

 the Management of Apiaries, with the best method of des- 

 troying and preventing the depredations of the Bee Moth. 

 By James Thacher, M. D. — price 75 cts. 



Also, one copy of each of the lollowing rare works: — 



Phytologia, or the Philosophy of Agricidtuie and Gar- 

 dening; with the theory of Draining Morasses, and with 

 an improved construction of the drill plough. By Dr Dar- 

 win, (Dublin edition, price three dollars and fifty cts.) 



Darwin's Botanic Garden — (piice three dollars, a fine, 

 correct copy. 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass Seed. 

 This dav received at the New England Farmer Seed Store, 

 52 North JL-.rket street, 20 bushels of I'all Meadow Oat Grass 

 Seed, at g2,50 per bushel. 



Powder at 2« per lb. 

 DUPONT'S POWDER, quality warranted, for sale at 

 Copeland^s Ammunition Store, G5 Broad st, at retail. Also, 

 SHOT, CAPS, &.C. ol the best qiialitT/— cheap for cash. tf 



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